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Marooned in Central Asian desert that was once sea
A top secret Soviet town for testing biological weapons stands abandoned in a Central Asian desert that was once a sea.
28 July 2014
Aruba releases Venezuelan wanted in US on drug charges
A Venezuelan ex-military intelligence chief arrested by Aruba at the United States' request on drug trafficking charges was freed Sunday and quickly returned home to Caracas, authorities said.
28 July 2014
One of five 9/11 accused to be tried separately: judge
A US military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled that one of the five alleged September 11 plotters, Yemeni Ramzi Binalshibh, should be tried separately.
26 July 2014
Muslim rebel attacks kill 18 in Philippines: military
An escalation of fighting between the Philippine army and a breakaway Muslim rebel group in the country's south killed 18 people in a single day of violence, the military said.
22 July 2014
Kazakh helicopter squadron completes tactical flight exercises
Four helicopters of Kazakhstani Usharalsk Squadron have participated in tactical flight exercises.
21 July 2014
UK to provide military equipment to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense will receive all terrain vehicles (ATV) and night vision equipment from the United Kingdom.
16 July 2014
Italy's military cargo transit from Afghanistan ratified by Kazakhstan's Senate
The Upper Chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament has ratified the Agreement between the government of Kazakhstan and Italy on transit of military equipment and personnel via Kazakhstan’s territory.
15 July 2014
Ukrainian plane hit by missile, say villagers on Russia border
Two men lean on the smouldering wreckage of a Ukrainian airforce plane. They poke among the debris, looking for anything of value. Using an iron bar, one of them moves a Kalashnikov rifle to reveal what appears to be a charred human limb.
15 July 2014
Three Kazakhstanis enter US military academies
Three Kazakhstan students have been admitted into the leading military universities of America this year.
14 July 2014
North Korea fires 100 artillery shells into sea
North Korea fired 100 artillery shells into the sea Monday in a live-fire drill near the eastern maritime border with South Korea that followed a recent series of missile tests.
14 July 2014
Five dead in Cambodian military helicopter crash
Five Cambodian soldiers died and one was seriously injured Monday in a helicopter crash during military training on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, an official said.
14 July 2014
Kazakhstani Military Band performs Gangnam Style
The Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan dance to Gangnam Style.
11 July 2014
$2.6 billion worth of contracts signed at KADEX
The Third International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment KADEX in Astana was signing $2.6 billion worth of contracts.
11 July 2014
Israel hits 160 targets in Gaza overnight: army
The Israeli air force bombed 160 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight as it pressed a widescale campaign to stop volleys of Palestinian rocket fire, an army official said.
09 July 2014
Abbas demands Israel halt Gaza raids 'immediately'
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demanded Israel immediately halt its latest offensive against Gaza following a night of air strikes and militant rocket fire on the Israeli south.
08 July 2014
Kazakhstan to host joint military equipment enterprises
Kazakhstan is ready to partake in collaborative defense companies to manufacture weapon and military equipment in the country.
06 July 2014
Nazarbayev unveils new building of National Defense University
Nursultan Nazarbayev has unveiled a new block of the National Defense University in Astana, Kazakhstan.
06 July 2014
Argentine 'Dirty War' officers guilty of killing bishop
Two retired military officers were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Catholic bishop during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.
05 July 2014
N. Korea leader directs island assault drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un warned the South would "regret bitterly" any incursion of their disputed sea border as he directed a large-scale mock assault on an island, state media said.
05 July 2014
Hackers take over Israel army Twitter account
Internet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire.
04 July 2014